Steven Pressley the conditions made it it difficult to judge the young Sky Blues players he gave a chance to in the 2-0 defeat at Crawley.

Pressley used the match to run the rule over Jordan Clarke, Billy Daniels and Conor Thomas but admitted that the circumstances weren’t ideal

He said: "They are young players who have come through the system and have a real feel for this football club.

"Billy has really impressed me with some excellent Under-21 performances so he deserved his chance.

"He looked a little bit nervous but that will come because he’s a terrific lad who is desperate to do well at this club and in time he will.

"Conor, too, was excellent in the Under-21s on Tuesday and that got me thinking it was time we had a look at him in first-team action.

"It’s a long time since he’s played at that level but I thought he acquitted himself reasonably well in very difficult conditions.

"Callum Wilson is another player who we’ve got high hopes for. He’s missed a lot of football but he’s got a lot of the raw ingredients and it’s a question of working with him over the coming weeks and months and putting them all together."